Guarding the Boots
by neophyte

Comment:
*Critique Club Comment*

First Impression of this photo is this is a cute pet portrait. Composition wise i think the crop is a bit too tight across the back as you have cut the dogs tail off. I like that the dogs eyes are looking up at me. But the dog seems to be competing with the boots for attention.

Your choice of background was a good for the neutral color but i think a more canvas type of material would have been a better choice for this type of shot because the material is stiffer and less likely for the dog to move easily, even on a truck bed. also less likely for the edge of your BG to slide down into your photo like it did here in the upper right of the photo. The B&W for this was an excellent choice. lighting is good to me. looks like you might have made a "light tent" over the truck. Excellent job here.the slightly blown highlights might be from the contrast/brightness processing. great focus on the boots but a bigger DOF would have made both the boots and the dogs eyes in perfect focus. only two other nit picks for this is make sure your subjects face(sleep below the dogs left eye) and paws(dirty paw print on bottom right of photo) are clean as these can be a distraction too.

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My old painting trainers
by Caine

Comment:
**Critique Club Comment*

Composition is very well done but the black(pants?)and paint spots on the left are a big distraction from the shoe. I do like the lighting on the shoe.great use if natural light here as the shadows created the interest here and didnt make it "just another shoe photo" this is a nice image with the B&W tones but I think it would have had more impact and WOW factor if it had been left in color and allowed the paint to create the "wow" to this image. your focus is good but i think a round of sharpening in post processing would have helped.Excellent job and keep up the good work. have a great day :o)

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Perfect
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
WOW! Perfect photo and Perfect model. shes beautiful. WOW! :o)

cake glow 5x7.jpg
by jpochard

Comment:
a wonderful romantic touch with the glow added. very nice :o)

ginny madison 5x7.jpg
by jpochard

Comment:
what a sweet and genuine shot this is. bride will be very happy to get these. very nice photo :o)

Roselawn
by jdrlmill

Comment:
great capture on the beer(or is it diet coke?) comming out of the can.
did you catch the "OMG thats cold! cringe" shot as well?

Alone in the Night
by Cutter

Comment:
this is simply a stunning shot! love how the clouds look like they are comming from the man himself! I think i would try to burn the upper left light streak as it is a bit of a distraction from the scene as a whole for me. super job! :o)

We're Not In Kansas Anymore
by mesmeraj

Comment:
Huge Huge congrats on the 4th place! Its long past due for you. awesome photo superb job! :o) Im so happy for you....gotta go out to dinner with me to celebrate! call me call me :o)

Tea Party Twirl
by cdcootie

Comment:
very nice capture of every little girls favorite thing to do...twirl! a few blown highlights but i think in this case it actually adds to the feeling of this image. :o)

Columbine
by scamp

Comment:
I just love these! great colors and lighting is perfect. only nit pick here is the tiny grass( i think thats what it is) needs to have the healing brush used to remove them from the flower petals. this one is going straight to my favs :o)